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303 721-3400 FAX 303 721.3419
September 13, 1999
City of Fort Collins
Planning Board
281 N. College
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
RE: Proposed wireless telecommunications facility at Rocky Mountain High School, 1300 W. Swallow
Road
Dear Chairman and Members of the Board
Nextel has leased space from the Poudre R-1 School District upon which to locate a wireless telecommunications
facility upon one of the football stadium light standards at Rocky Mountain High School. Nextel proposes to locate its
antennas on a tower that will be replaced in order to structurally accommodate the school districts future
communications needs as well as the Nextel facility. The replacement tower will be increased in height,
approximately fifteen feet in order to allow for the necessary separation from the lights on the tower. The primary
function of the tower is and will remain lighting for the football field, and the increase will help to eliminate safety
concerns from the school district's property maintenance department having to avoid and working around the
antennas to make repairs o the lights. The Nextel ground mounted equipment building will be constructed adjacent to
the existing equipment / snack bar at the foot ball stadium and will be painted to match he existing colors and texture.
In addition, the additional fifteen feet (15') of height for the proposed site will have no significant increased visual
impact on the community and surrounding properties. Nextel will comply with all conditions of approval and will
work with the city of Fort Collins and the School District to ensure that the design of the proposed project is consistent
with the existing architecture.
Nextel has been authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to construct and operate the first multi-
purpose enhanced specialized mobile radio system (ESMR) in the United States. The proposed facility would be an
integral part of the system design for the area. Once constructed, the facility will be unmanned, with no noise, smoke,
odors or waste generated.
Nextel's unique truly digital system, which provides service to local businesses as well as the general public, is an
excellent alternative to regular cellular telephones. Nextel's service provides superior voice quality, no cloning, no
roaming charges anywhere in the country and the option to use telephone service, radio dispatch, alphanumeric paging
and voicemail from the same handset.
If there are any questions or concerns that I can address please do not hesitate to call me at any time. I can be reached
at (303) 359-0013.
Sincerely,
Justin ob' n
Cc: Ted Shepard — City of Fort Collins, Senior Planner